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Sunday, July 21, 2013

A Light in the Dark

It was pitch black and yet from my window a small
but discernible light caught my eye.Attracted to the shining orb, there was a comfort stemming from the
knowledge that all was not dark. I sat without moving drawn to the peacefulness
it offered.I couldn’t see movement from
beyond the curtains, yet warmth consumed me in the smoke rising from the
chimney.Had I been a weary traveler, I
would have chosen this home to rest from my sojourning, expecting to be wrapped
in a cozy blanket and offered a warm bowl of soup.

I was reminded this
morning, through the word of another, something I forget in the light of all
that is tragically going on in our world & through our government’s
hands.I am called to discern the times
and pray accordingly.To a certain
extent, I succumb to how satan is trying to show himself more powerful than the
Father we serve andat times find myself speaking death rather than life
over our country’s leaders or the situations that have been created over the
years.I am touched by the Father’s need
for us to walk in His image bringing “light into a dark world.”

The fact is I just want to be a mouthpiece, prayer
warrior and servant of the One and Only thing that matters most in my
life.It should be so simple.I just want to have dove eyes for the things
of the Kingdom.I want to call Heaven to
earth and live like the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.I want to walk in the Glory, heal the sick,
raise the dead and cleanse the leper.I
want to speak only of the things of Jesus & draw others to His breast.

Some tell me those thoughts are too
lofty, too ‘heavenly bound to make an earthly difference’ but I believe that
being ‘heavenly bound’ is not only our goal, but the only way we can save the
peoples of our nations.It sounds easy,
it sounds zealous; it also sounds ludicrous but it’s how the disciples and
apostles were.They pronounced the Name
of Jesus everywhere, exclaimed over the signs and miracles, tried to emulate
Him and didn’t make excuses for His sovereignty.

And isn’t this what God
has called us to in Matthew 5:14-16?“You are the light of the world.A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a
basket, but on a lampstand and it gives light to all who are in the house.Let your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works and glorify your father in heaven.”

1John
speaks extensively about what it means to ‘walk in the light’.

“God
is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in Him.” (the MSG) John goes on to say, we mustn’t
stumble around in the dark or claim we are free of sin.We must keep His commandments and love our
brothers and sisters.“It’s the person
who loves brother and sister who dwells in God’s light and doesn’t block the
light from others.But whoever hates is
still in the dark, stumbles around in the dark, doesn’t know which end is up,
blinded by the darkness”.(the MSG)

We
mustn’t love the world’s ways but know Who we belong to, Who has anointed us
and to walk in the truth. “I’ve written to warn you of those who are trying to
deceive you.But they’re no match for
what is embedded deeply within you – Christ’s anointing no less!You don’t need any of their so-called
teaching. Christ’s anointing teaches you the truth on everything you need to
know about yourself and Him, uncontaminated by a single lie.Live deeply in what you were taught.”(the MSG)

We
must love one another. “The way we know we’ve been transferred from death to
life is that we love our brothers and sisters.Anyone who doesn’t love is as good as dead.Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a
murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don’t go
together. This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ
sacrificed His life for us.”(the MSG)

Walking in the light of truth and
love makes us the welcoming home to the weary sojourner.Cindy McGill says, “We all feel it.God is preparing the stage for a huge move
from heaven.Reformation and revival are
on the way.Creative words rest in our
mouths.Life words will defeat dead
works. When we speak life into dangerous situations, we can actually see the
transformation and situations can turn around in a moment of time.”